7mm stw varmit loads
thats alot of powder to burn for measily yote. you dont own any other calibers??
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03-19-2005, 05:39 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coralville, IA. USA
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RE: 7mm stw varmit loads
Kill 'em, gut 'em and skin 'em with one simple pull of a trigger! 
But to answer your question, looks like 120grain bullet data is not so easy to come by because the 120 grainers are a bit on the light side for the STW. Here's what I found:
From the Hodgdon website:
120 GR. SPR SP COL: 3.585" RETUMBO 89.5C 3519fps 54,300 CUP (MAX LOAD)
Then the following are for all Hornady 120gr .284cal bullets from my Hornady Handbook Sixth Ed. If you reduce the loads appropriately and work up slow, the data should work fine for the Nosler BT you specified. All are the listed MAX loads.
H-4350 70.9gr 3500fps
V-V N-160 70.6gr 3400fps
IMR 4831 73.9gr 3500fps
RL-19 78.0gr 3600fps
RL-22 77.9gr 3500fps
IMR 7828 77.8gr 3500fps
Win WMR 80.2gr 3600fps
V-V N-165 78.0gr 3500fps
H-4831 78.5gr 3500fps
AA3100 80.7gr 3600fps
H-1000 81.1gr 3400fps
All loads use Federal 215 primers.
Good luck,
Mike
But to answer your question, looks like 120grain bullet data is not so easy to come by because the 120 grainers are a bit on the light side for the STW. Here's what I found:
From the Hodgdon website:
120 GR. SPR SP COL: 3.585" RETUMBO 89.5C 3519fps 54,300 CUP (MAX LOAD)
Then the following are for all Hornady 120gr .284cal bullets from my Hornady Handbook Sixth Ed. If you reduce the loads appropriately and work up slow, the data should work fine for the Nosler BT you specified. All are the listed MAX loads.
H-4350 70.9gr 3500fps
V-V N-160 70.6gr 3400fps
IMR 4831 73.9gr 3500fps
RL-19 78.0gr 3600fps
RL-22 77.9gr 3500fps
IMR 7828 77.8gr 3500fps
Win WMR 80.2gr 3600fps
V-V N-165 78.0gr 3500fps
H-4831 78.5gr 3500fps
AA3100 80.7gr 3600fps
H-1000 81.1gr 3400fps
All loads use Federal 215 primers.
Good luck,
Mike
03-19-2005, 05:55 PM
#4
Spike
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RE: 7mm stw varmit loads
I didnt want to leave nothing for the buzzards. Ive got a handi 25-06 also that im playing with. The 7mm stw is a shooter and I could use it also on deer for long range. I know its overkill and Im not saving the fuzz left behind on the yotes. Thanks
03-20-2005, 11:53 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: 7mm stw varmit loads
ORIGINAL: Broken Scope
I didnt want to leave nothing for the buzzards. Ive got a handi 25-06 also that im playing with. The 7mm stw is a shooter and I could use it also on deer for long range. I know its overkill and Im not saving the fuzz left behind on the yotes. Thanks
I didnt want to leave nothing for the buzzards. Ive got a handi 25-06 also that im playing with. The 7mm stw is a shooter and I could use it also on deer for long range. I know its overkill and Im not saving the fuzz left behind on the yotes. Thanks
I nabbed a yote yesterday with my mosin nagant M44 and Wolf 200 grain soft points, over kill yeah but I wanted to see what the over 100 year old cartridge would do to a yote. dropped the yote on the spot a good square neck shot from about 75 yards.
03-23-2005, 08:36 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: 7mm stw varmit loads
7mm STW is rediculous for yotes unless they are 1000yd+
Mike
